Amusement car



July 14, 1931. H, p, SCHMEC'K 1,814,969

AMUSEMENT CAR Filed May 16. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet lz, hag-42 0f 6, 9199199279 July 14, 1931. H p SCHMECK 1,814,969

AMUSEMENT CAR Filed May l6. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 July 14, 1931. H. P.SCHMECK AMUSEMENT CAR 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 16. 1930 Patented July14, 193i UNITED STATES HERBERT P. SGHMECK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIAAMUSEMENT one Application filed May 16, 1930. Serial No. 452,965.

This invention relates to amusement cars such as employed in scenicrailways and the like, and more particularly to the method of mountingthe car upon the supporting wheels 5 thereof. j

An important object of the invention is to provide a supporting wheelmounting for vehicles of this class so constructed that maintenance ofthe wheels in engagement with 10 the track may be assured. It is wellknown to those familiar with the art, in scenic railways and in similarstructures due to the curvature of the tracks at the high speed at whichthe vehicles are traveling it is neces- 15 sary to provide high banks atthe curves.

This banking results in a twisting of the tracks which, with theordinary amusement car construction, causes one of the wheels of the carto leave the track.

'A further and more specific object of the invention is the provision ofa structure of this character which may be readily incorporated in thevehicle structure without any extensive modification thereof, which willbe durable and efficient in'service and a general improvement in theart.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in'theaccompanying drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I haveshown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein: I

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a wheel mountingconstructed in accordance withmy invention, taken on line 11 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1, illustrating a modifiedstructure and taken on line 33 of. Fig. ft;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4.4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 illustrates a further. modification and is a section taken online 5-5 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 illustrates a further modification, the section being taken online 77 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 8 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9'is a fragmentary innerface View of a modified type of wheel aligning device; and

Fig. 10 is an end view thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10generally designates the car body which, in accordance with myinvention, includes cross beams 11 arranged adjacent opposite endsthereof. At each side of the car body the beams 11 are connected byinner and outer longitudinallyextending beams 12 and 13, the spacebetween the inner and outer beams being preferably H capped at its upperend, as indicated at 14,

this cap serving as a running-board. At the approxnnate center of thecar, the beams 12 and 13 at one side of the car have fixed thereinopposite ends of a pivot shaft 15 illustrated in the present instance asmounted in bushings 16 in the beam, which are movable upon removal ofthe securing bolts 17 for the shaft. Disposed against the inner andouter beams 12 and 13, and more particularly against adjacent facesthereof, and

mounted upon the pivot shaft 15 are inner and outer wheel truck elements18 and 19 connected for simultaneous movement. In

Figs. 1 and 2 the frame elements 18 and 19 h ends, the inner frameelement has depending portions 23, the lower ends of which are out- Mturned as at 24 to extend beneath the holddown rib 25 of a trackstructure 26 upon which the car is operated. Secured between the sidemembers, and in the present instance directly to the web 20, are thepivot shafts 27 for supporting wheels 28. In the form shown ini'Figs. 1and 2, wheels 28 are of the flanged type and engage not only the uppersurface of the rail, butthe inner face thereof, so that they serve toprevent side motion of the car. It will be obvious that with the wheelsatone side of the car, mounted in the manner above described, and thewheels at the opposite side thereof fixed, compensation is had for anyunevenness of the tracks and the wheels are permitted to remain inengagement with the tracks at all times. A solid support is thusprovided for the vehicle at all times and many of the unevennesses inoperation, to which such vehicles are subject, are removed.

Instead of employing the type of wheels at d n i 1. 2. th e la mh qhemployed in Figs. and 4 may be provided. In this construction the wheels28--a are unfianged, and simply rest .on the upper S111:- face of thetrack and the depending portions 23 are modified to provide recesses23-06 receiving side thrust rollers 29 which engage the inner faces ofthe tracks to prevent sidesway, The structure illustrated in theseligures is further modified in that instead .of extending the web 20from end to end of the side members, the side members are connected onlyby short sections of web 20a dis.- posed at opposite ends thereof.

i In the structure of Figs. 5 and 6 the members are connected by theshort webs 2Q.a at opposite ends thereof and at their centers arenotched in their upper surface with arcuate notches 3O co-acting with atransversely-extending arcuately curved pivot plate 31 To the pivotplate 31, and to the longitudinal members 1 2 and 13., is secured asecond pivot plate 32 extending beneath the side members of the frameand having its upper surface curved with aboutthe same axisof curvatureas the lower face ofplateBl. The central portions of the side members ofthe truck frame are connected by a Web 33 at their lower edges, whichweb has its lower surface conveXly curved to coast with the curvedupperface of the plate This construction provides a modification of thepivot arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 i ls si e- I Figs- 5 an 6h Wheel and traek rr ge t Qt F s d 2 is employed.

In Figs. 7 and 8, the structure of Figs. 5 and 6 modified by the use ofthe wheel mounting of Figs. 3 and at.

In Fie 9 and 10 I ave es d a mo ligation of the structure of theout-turned Perheh I t e fig es th s turned portions are illustrated asconsisting of rollers 24-,a carried by the lower ends of the dependingportions.

It will be obvious that in each of the structures hereinbefore set forththe wheels of the car may remain in engagement with the tracks withoutregard to inequalities thereof, or to twists resulting in'banking, andthat at the same time structures are proi ed h c il pre e t ny ac dentalpe at n of the car f om e track A As the construction illustrated isobvious: ly capable of a considerable range of change modificationwithout in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention, I

do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto except ashereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of longitudinally-spacedsupporting wheels arranged at one side of the frame and rigidlyconnected thereto, a longitudinally extending beam p o el y hemmed tothe rame at the opposite side thereof and a pair of supporting wheelscarried by opposite ends of said beam.

2. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of longitudinally-spacedsupporting wheels arranged at one side of the frame and rigidlyconnected thereto, a longitudinally-extending beam pivotal'ly connectedto the frame at the .opposite side th ee a p rof s ppor i h els carriedby ppos te 61 91. sa d e m and guides in which oppo e en s Of the b amperate for pr e ing t an rse dis: placement of said ends.

In a sem n ar, a frame, a Pa r of longitudinally-'spaced supportingWheels arranged at one side ,of the frame and rigidly connected thereto,a longitudinallysextending be m v-et l y ne d t he fr me at the pos t dt er o a p 9 uppo t n Wh e a r d byQPn t-e end o d beam and means atopposite ends pf th beam for e a t en th t c el m nt-s to Pre ent seprat on of the he ls ca ie by he eam item t tra k 4 In a mus menta me. apa r of lehg thrli al y p ed s pp i g h els ranged at one side of theframe and rigidly eo hect d th reto, a l nsi udina y extendi be m pi t yo ected o he f me a the apposite s de th r of, a Pair of suppo tin he lcarri by Oppo e hf a b m and means associated with each wheel for preentng sepa ion Of th h m a tr ck with which it is engaged.

5- In n muse e ppara s, a ar e adyi s a fr me, a s pp t ng t c ur fo heear; nc u ng a P r f mi e, a pa r at Wh el fixe to t fra e t engage onef said rails, a beam pivoted to the frame inter.- hled te its end ha ngat i d he to age the o h t ls an Q- t n means were e as am i n pphsiteends of the beam for limiting tilting move m n s f t e e m th ela i n tth a l- 6. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of Supp i Whee Xed t heam a d adapted to engaged with a track, a beam having a pair of wheelsat opposite ends thereof for engagement with a track, a pivot elementcarried by the frame and including similarly curved spaced seats betweenwhich the beam extends, a socket in one face of the beam for receptionof one of said seats and an arcuately curved wear plate on the oppositeface of the beam for engagement with h o r of aid s a e I 7. In anamusement car, a frame, a pair of brackets rigidly secured to the frame,a beam pivoted to the frame, a bracket upon each end of the beam and asupporting Wheel mounted in each bracket and adapted to engage a track,the brackets aifixed t0 the frame being disposed at a common side of theframe, the beam extending longitudinally of the frame and being disposedat the opposite side thereof.

HERBERT P. SGHMECK.

